Celgene Corporation / Eli Lilly / US Oncology / Novartis / Genentech / NPAF / GlaxoSmithKline / Pfizer Inc. / Human Cell Therapy Laboratory / Bristol-Myers Squibb / /
Country
United States / United Kingdom / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Bankruptcy / /
Facility
Human Cell Therapy Laboratory / University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center / Institute of Medicine / Mayo Clinic / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University / /
IndustryTerm
streamlined infrastructure / biotechnology / Cancer Therapies / Cancer Treatment / supportive clinical research infrastructure / pharmaceutical / biopharmaceutical industry / treatment of lung cancer / cancer care / /
MedicalCondition
U.S. cancer / novel cancer / innovative cancer / breast cancer / cancer / polio / lung cancer / HIV/AIDS / chronic myeloid leukemia / /
MedicalTreatment
chemotherapy / Cancer Therapies / innovative therapies / /
Organization
Food and Drug Administration / Department of Symptom Research / U.S. government / Institute of Medicine / Northwestern University / American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual / National Patient Advocate Foundation / Cancer Innovation Coalition / Association of Community Cancer Centers / American Society of Clinical Oncology / Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee of the Centers / Medicare / federal government / Immediate Past Board / Colon Cancer Alliance / American Cancer Society / Council for Affordable Health Care / Division of Hematology / Intercultural Cancer Council / Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center / American Association for Cancer Research / Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Oncology Nursing Society / University of Texas / /
Person
Al Benson / Lori Williams / F. Marc Stewart / Lou LaMarca / Dennis A. Gastineau / Nancy Davenport-Ennis / Lovell Jones / Ian Hunter / /
Position
Legislative Affairs Director / Executive Director / President / Director for Clinical Investigation / Professor Emeritus / Chairman / Professor / Director / NCI Director / Executive / Assistant Professor / Executive Vice President / Chair / Executive Board Members Executive / Professor of Medicine / /
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